A MAN left stranded in Turkey in a coma is finally back in Britain after insurers changed their minds about paying a £30,000 medical bill – and he is now showing signs of improving.

Joan Gittins was forced to leave her husband Dennis in a Turkish hospital [MERCURY]

Dennis Gittins, 85, collapsed while on holiday in Marmaris, Turkey, with his wife of 50 years, Jean.

The former policeman was rushed to a private hospital and was placed on life support after doctors discovered he had suffered a stroke.

His devoted 91-year-old wife visited him every day since he suffered the stroke on September 29 until October 8. But she was forced to return home after she ran out of money when the insurance company refused to pay the £30,000 bill.

But Mrs Gittins is now relieved to be back at her husband's bedside once again after he touched down at Liverpool John Lennon Airport at 7pm last night.

Mr Gittins is now at Whiston Hospital, Merseyside, and has begun to show signs of improvement.

Jean, a retired dressmaker, said: "He's so much different than when I left him in Turkey. It was like he was dead.